- Spent the early years of his life in Heligoland, an island in the North Sea then under British sovereignty.
- He created a sensation in London in the title roles of "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde", so much so that he was suspected by some of being Jack the Ripper.
- He was one of the most acclaimed and famous actors on the American stage during the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. He played the title role in the first American production of "Cyrano de Bergerac". He also played the role of Dick Dudgeon in the first Broadway production of George Bernard Shaw's "The Devil's Disciple".
- Nineteenth and early twentieth century actor, writer, director and producer who formed his own repertory company.
- He played the title role in the first American production of Ibsen's "Peer Gynt".
- His first performance as Peer Gynt took place a mere six months before his untimely death.
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